Posted by Joelseah on April 30, 2009
The biggest news in the papers today is all about the swine flu. Apparently, this new virus is even more dangerous than Sars because it attacks silently.
According to the papers, one in three victims does not even show any flu symptoms like sneezing or high temperature. And because this virus is at its most contagious 24 hours before any signs surface, it is likely we could be passing it on before we even realise we’ve got it.
We’re better prepared for this as compared to Sars though. So expect temperature checks at places like polyclinics, hospitals, airports, schools, army camps. Which means if you have any appointments, be sure to allow extra time for queuing up.
Anyway, here are some additional stuff about the Swine flu from the papers:
- Don’t take Tamiflu unless you have the flu. Tamiflu is said to be effective against Swine flu, however, it is not a vaccine. Some studies have shown that you may end up lowering your resistance instead of protecting yourself against the virus.
- Even if you are infected, you should recover within 48 hours if treated with antiviral drugs. That is of course, if you can detect that you’re infected.
- Practice good hygiene and visit the doctor when you have any symptoms of flu. Even if it may seem like a normal flu, it’s not worth taking the risk.
- Like all flu epidemics, the Swine flu could come in waves. So even if this first wave dies, there is no clue when the second will hit. Bottom line is, maintain personal hygiene and take every flu symptom seriously.
Posted by Joelseah on April 29, 2009
Conducted a product training at Singtel this morning, so that completes this round of product trainings for the three operators. Been a while since I’ve done operator trainings, and I think I’m getting old =P Left the stack of sales sheet in my house today, and I only realised it when I got to the training venue. Thankfully, Jeraldine came to my rescue with another set of notes. Mental note: should buy her coffee next time
Just finished typing the script for my Enneagram videos too. Strangely enough, though I literally speak for a living, I seem to have many stop starts when I do audio recordings. The scripts should come in handy. So stay tuned for my Enneagram videos if you’re interested in personality profiling =)
Food for thought: Which is worse? An outbreak of swine flu, or further rounds of retrenchments?
Posted by Joelseah on April 28, 2009
It is time to start some personal blogging again. This site have gone through a couple of revamps. When I first registered it, I used it mainly for internet marketing, and the blog concept revolved around Interpersonal Communication Skills.
Few weeks down the road, I figured it was better to use a domain name with more relevance, so I registered www.SuccessWithCommunication.com and shifted my blog over. Then this site became just a profile page for myself. Now, it’s time to revamp it again. I’m gonna start posting stuff about daily happenings again! (Yeah.. I closed my personal blog 3 years ago.. so it’s gonna take some effort to get those followers back again =P)
Of course, if you’d like to learn more about communication tips and tricks, you can still visit http://www.successwithcommunication.com and download a free report on the Top Eight Communication Mistakes.
